Compare LGBT Rights in Sierra Leone & Eswatini

Equality Index ?
16 / 100
32 / 100
Legal Index ?
25 / 100
32 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
7 / 100
32 / 100
Homosexual activityMale illegal, female legal
Since 1861
Male illegal, female legal
Since 1907
Same-sex marriageBanned
Since 1861
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderIllegalLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 1983
Gender-affirming careUnknownLegal
Since 2016
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal in some contextsNo protections
Since 1907
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation only
Since 2023
No protections
Since 1907
LGBT housing discriminationNo protectionsNo protections
Since 1907
Same-sex adoptionSingle onlySingle only
Since 1968
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedUnknown
Serving openly in militaryIllegalN/A
Blood donations by MSMsLegalAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualFemale equal, male N/A
Since 1907
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